Genius Club
Chapter 1327 - 21 Deterrence

Chapter 1327: Chapter 21 Deterrence

"Alright, Douglas."

Einstein shifted his sitting posture, looking with interest at the bloodthirsty mouth of the gorilla on the other side:

"I’m very intrigued by your ideas and would love to hear them. However... have you really not considered temporarily taking off that mask?"

"Please don’t misunderstand, it’s not that I want to disrupt your Halloween mood, it’s just that this gorilla... well, how should I say, makes me feel a bit uneasy."

Lin Xian remained unmoved.

He couldn’t possibly take off the mask.

If this Einstein in front of him is indeed the Future Genius Club President, then letting him see his face early would certainly be a dead giveaway.

The current Einstein clearly hasn’t attained omniscient, all-powerful abilities; he certainly doesn’t know who’s inside the mask.

Only in this way can the stability of world lines be ensured, guaranteeing that when Lin Xian joins the club as Rhein, it’s genuinely his first meeting with Einstein.

"I too wish to take off the mask and chat with you, Mr. Einstein."

Lin Xian’s hoarse voice took on a difficult and regretful tone:

"But I’m very sorry, this mask is quite hard to put on, it requires some technique... I relied on a professional stylist to put it on for me, and if I take it off now, the dance segment later would be awkward for me."

"If you truly feel uncomfortable, why don’t I switch places and sit beside you? This way, you’ll only see the side of my face and won’t have to see the bloodthirsty mouth of the gorilla head-on."

Einstein paused slightly upon hearing this.

Unexpected indeed.

This young man named Douglas has such a peculiar thought process...

"Alright."

He couldn’t find a reason to refuse, so he shifted one seat over, vacating the previous seat.

"Thank you."

Lin Xian stood up from the other side and sat beside Einstein, in his original seat.

Thus.

The two changed from sitting across to sitting side by side, making the distance closer, and their relationship seemed to draw nearer.

"Mr. Einstein, my thoughts are completely different from yours."

Lin Xian said softly:

"[I think you are not only not a criminal in history, instead, more like a Savior of lasting peace.]"

"Heh."

Einstein chuckled weakly:

"Douglas... why do you have such a foolish thought?"

"You must know, currently worldwide, both Mi Country and the Soviet Union already possess the Atomic Bomb, and the principle of the atomic bomb is not complicated, perhaps in the coming decades, many nations will have the Atomic Bomb."

"Alas... Pandora’s box is already open, humans have mastered powers not belonging to them, and if it goes on like this, wherever the atomic bomb lands in the future will cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and destroy a city."

"So, you calling me a Savior of peace here is, in my view, the utmost irony."

However.

Lin Xian calmly shook his head:

"Mr. Einstein, you are thinking in the wrong direction. Your achievements in the field of physics are unparalleled, but the tugging between international relations and major powers... this is a study no less than the ’Theory of Relativity’."

"I want to present a term to you, see if you can understand it?"

Lin Xian articulated each word:

"[Nuclear Deterrence]."

Einstein looked at the gorilla’s side face and frowned:

"Nuclear Deterrence?"

He murmured the term, falling into contemplation.

Lin Xian did not disturb Einstein, instead hurriedly checking the "kite string" behind his head.

Good.

Just as he expected, the "kite string" remained strong and sturdy, it hasn’t broken; this indicates that the future trajectory, and the world line hasn’t changed as a result.

The current time-space remains the 0.0001764 world line.

Lin Xian wasn’t surprised by this.

He made sure to declare [Nuclear Deterrence] to Einstein only under the absolute assurance that it wouldn’t trigger world line changes.

Right now, Einstein in the year 1952 definitely doesn’t know the term [Nuclear Deterrence].

According to normal historical development, the concept of Nuclear Deterrence is to be formally proposed by the Mi Country Eisenhower government at the end of 1953, a year later.

The core of Nuclear Deterrence is to use nuclear power with absolute advantage as a backing to launch comprehensive nuclear retaliation, to threaten and blackmail the opponent, making them fear nuclear retaliation and dare not attack.

No matter whether Einstein is the Genius Club President or not.

Telling Einstein this concept a year earlier at this moment will absolutely not trigger changes in world lines because—

[Both the real Einstein and the Genius Club president can live to see this news in 1953; to them, this was a fact they were destined to know.]

Moreover.

Nuclear Deterrence already exists in 1952, it’s just tugging in the shadows, not yet brought to light.

Even the historical Einstein, upon knowing the existence of Nuclear Deterrence in 1953, remained hopeless for the future and passed away in depression in 1955.

This implies, a crucial point—

[Whether knowing Nuclear Deterrence or not does not influence Einstein’s pessimistic judgment of the future of humanity.]

Lin Xian presents it here.

Just to see Einstein’s real attitude.

If Einstein can be convinced by him, then it means he is likely not the Genius Club President; this reasoning is obvious, because even decades later, when Nuclear Deterrence already guarantees long-term peace in the 21st century... the Genius Club President still holds a pessimistic attitude towards the future of humanity and continues to rely on geniuses to create a beautiful future.